61st Annual Autorama from the show floor

We're in Detroit this weekend once again, roaming the show floor of the 61st Annual Autorama, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ridler award. As usual, there is no shortage of amazing cars and more to see. Here's a look at some of what we've run across while walking the Autorama show floor.

Modern Day Highboy

The Detroit Autorama is filled with all sizes and shaped of hot rods but this '32 Ford highboy roadster in two-tone green is a great example of a modern hot rod.

Chuck Miller of New Boston, Michigan. And you thought hot rods were only in the States! The roadster is filled with a small-block Chevy topped with a tri-power carb set. Rolling stokc consists of Coker wide whites on painted steelies with caps and trim rings. Th highboy features the stock '32 gas tank location outack but along with '37 Chevy taillights. Note the two-tone green interior features a '40 Ford steering wheel.

Gene Winfield Chop Shop - What does it take to chop a top

Legendary customizer Gene Winfield is present at the 61st Detroit Autorama as well as seven other events for the express purpose of showing hot rodder what it takes to jump into chopping a top.

In the Basement you will find plenty of traditional rods but clearly the focus of attention for many is the top chop exercise by Winfield. He is lowering the lid on a '39 Chevy coupe belonging to Russ Springborn of Howell, Michigan. Winfield tells us it will take the weekend to do the work but as you can see here great strides were made on Friday.

Motorcity Mavens 2013 Art Panel Jam & Charity Auction Tribute Guitar

Each year the Detroit Autorama hosts the Motorcity Mavens Auto Art Panel & Charity Auction that raises much needed money for the LeaderDogs for the blind.

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This year a Les Paul model guitar was donated by the Gibson Guitar's Gibson Foundation and all of the gold plated hardware was donated by Advanced Plating (Nashville, TN) along with the pinstriping by Rick Harris. The auction raises tens of thousands of dollars for this worthwhile charity. The tribute guitar was made to honor Bob 'JR' Larivee who was a driving force behind the Autorama who passed away last year.

Jim Smith of Troy, Michigan was the winning bidder with a total of $1,950.00 to take home this incredible example of a customized Les Paul guitar.